Background
George Thomas Simon was born on May 9, 1912, in New York City, New York, United States.
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George T. Simon received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1934.
(Moonlight Serenade, Sunrise Serenade, Little Brown Jug, I...)
Moonlight Serenade, Sunrise Serenade, Little Brown Jug, In the Mood... These and other memorable tunes endeared Glenn Miller to millions in the Swing Era and all who recall those times. After playing trombone and arranging for leading orchestras of the Dorsey brothers, Ray Noble, Ben Pollack, and Red Nichols, Glenn Miller formed his own "sweet" band, which from 1938 to 1942 achieved widespread popularity second only to Benny Goodman's.
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1974
George Thomas Simon was born on May 9, 1912, in New York City, New York, United States.
George T. Simon received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1934.
In 1935, Simon became an associate editor for the music magazine Metronome. He became editor-in-chief of Metronome from 1939 to 1955.
His job with Metronome put him in touch with several musicians, including Glenn Miller, then playing trombone for Ray Noble. Simon helped organize the personnel of the original Miller band, and played drums on their first recording.
During the second world war, he once more helped to organize, and occasionally drummed in, early versions of Miller's army air force band. He was eventually put in charge of V Discs, 12-inch vinyl 78rpm records sent to the troops - and, not surprisingly, recorded many stars of the swing era.
The postwar shift to small, bebop-influenced groups was not entirely to Simon's tastes. He worked mainly in and around the record industry, though he had spells covering jazz for the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Post.
In between writing books, he produced albums for different companies, and acted as a consultant on TV programs, including the acclaimed Timex jazz series. For several years, he was an executive director of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which runs the Grammy awards.
(Moonlight Serenade, Sunrise Serenade, Little Brown Jug, I...)
1974Simon described himself as the lowbrow member of an upper-middle-class Jewish family.
Simon was married, had two children and three grandchildren.